A satellite picture shows a complex image of mountainous terrain, snow capped with green forest down to blue water with multiple inlets,islands, bays and lakes. There is a ripple bank of clouds in a diagonal line across the wide mouth of the Barkley South. To the northwest side a turquoise color stands out against one edge of beach which is the herring spawn.

This year’s Herring Spawn at Salmon Beach in Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ territory is featured in a NASA article!

science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/...

The picture is of Barkley Sound, on Vancouver Island. It is part of the territories of […]

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A screenshot from the newsletter shows the socialbc wooly logo and the headline “March 2026 Quarterly SocialBC Newsletter”

:woollyBC:📢 March 2026 Newsletter for SocialBC Members! 📢 :woollyBC:

Our March 2026 Newsletter is out! socialbc.org/newsletters/March2026New...

There's a poll for input about changing our character count and polling options! […]

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Original post on socialbc.ca

Just to let folks know.
If you are considering switching instances, ours is a “closed” instance mainly as a way to avoid the spam/bot storms.
If you live in or have a family connection to British Columbia, you are welcome! ❤️

:bc: :woollyBC:

Here’s our About page :)
https://socialbc.ca/about […]

A large rhododendron stretches to the blue sky!

We’ll be putting out a #SocialBC email and announcement next week for exciting plans to come! Look for it in your inbox, on the Announcements on the front page and I’ll post it as a thread as well.

Stay tuned and have a wonderful first weekend of spring! […]

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#SocialBC udpated to v4.5.7

#Mastodon

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It's the last day to sign up as an NDP member and be able to participate in the Leadership contest.

I want to take this moment to make a pitch for Tanille Johnston.
@votetanille

It's not just because she's on #SocialBC 😊, and understands #DigitalSovereignty. 💪

It's not just because she's a […]

#SocialBC Migration Complete!!

We are online emanating from our new server hosted by Sandwich.net in Vancouver!!

Huge thanks to James @jrenken who made it happen!

He finished around 3:30AM but if folks want to send him some thank yous for when he rises that […]

[Original post on socialbc.ca]

The 130GB backup has completed and is now being transferred to the server. #SocialBC #MastoAdmin #ServerAdmin #BC #DigitalSovereignty

Original post on mstdn.chrisalemany.ca

The #SocialBC migration has begun!
Backup is generating.
Updated the migration page... https://socialbc.org/socialbc/migration.html

And just a little nervous... a big moment for our little Society of Open Social Servers of British Columbia experiment!!

#MastoAdmin #ServerAdmin #BC […]

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Heads up #SocialBC
We will be shutting down the server in about one hour.

9PM Pacific.

Then we will start the big backup of everyone's information so that it can be migrated to the new server based in Vancouver! 🎉

We should be back up before noon tomorrow!

Updates at […]

The SocialBC logo featuring a representative drawing of Wooly the mammoth at the RoyalBC museum striding toward the left with mountains and blue behind him.

Just a reminder for #SocialBC :woollyBC: folks

Our services will be unavailable starting after 9PM (Pacific) Saturday as we do our migration to our new home!

:woollyBC: Wooly kinda already looks like he's on the move!

If you have any questions or concerns […]

[Original post on socialbc.ca]

Original post on socialbc.ca

3 Day Warning for the #SocialBC Migration!
Look for the 📣icon at the top of the socialbc.ca webpage.

You can also see the announcement, updates, and FAQ at our little migration page here: https://socialbc.org/socialbc/migration.html

Expect downtime to begin Saturday at 9PM (Pacific) as the […]

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A date has been set for the #SocialBC migration!
Downtime will begin 9PM this Saturday and everything should be complete by Sunday morning.

We will be sending out the "three day warning" announcement and email as promised tomorrow (Wednesday) with all the details.

In the meantime, if you'd […]

wheels are turning on the #SocialBC migration!
SocialBC users: Stay tuned this week for updates.

Also—> continued giant thanks for @jrenken doing ALL the things to make this happen with only token support from me!!

#Mastodon #Migration #BC #LocalServer

A graph showing a purple line for user count which starts at Feb 2025 on the x axis and around 90 on the y axis. It rises quickly in the first month and the settles into a gradual rise up to 145. The second line is for Monthly Active users. It starts at the same point as the blue line but then drops to the bottom of the trap which is actually 39. It then rises in bumps and dips to finish around 50 by the end of the graph.

A screenshot of a table of numbers for Historical statistics by month. Historical Statistics DATE Jan 2026 ACCOUNTS 145 +6 Dec 2025 139 Nov 2025 139 +5 Oct 2025 134 +4 Sep 2025 130 +10 Aug 2025 Jul 2025 120 +9 111 +1 Jun 2025 110 +3 May 2025 107 +2 Apr 2025 105 +3 Mar 2025 Feb 2025 102 +21 81 ACTIVE ACCOUNTS 52 +6 46 -11 57 +11 46 46 - 3 49 +6 43 +3 STATUSES 12.00K 11.28K 10.90K 15.95K 13.99K 11.84K +719 +385 -5.1K +2.0K +2.2K +1.2K 10.61K +713 40 +1 9.90K +715 39 -7 9.19K +509 46 -18 8.68K +2.8K 64 80 -16 5.91K 2.99K +2.9K

Our #SocialBC stats for the past year courtesy of the very handy fedidb.com website.

After a year, we now have 145 accounts and so far in January we have had 52 active. We get a handful of new accounts every month.

The more the merrier!

I am hopeful that when […]

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1/2 Hey #SocialBC users and all!! There is an announcement on the frontpage of socialbc.ca and in user's email inboxes.

@jrenken has been working hard the past few months getting everything ready for us to move from @mastohost to our very own made-in-BC space! […]

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Trending (@trending@mastodon.bot) #ThickTrunkTuesday is now trending across Mastodon

West Coasters represent! :D
#SocialBC
https://mastodon.bot/@trending/115850516237313021

@vsb_copilot @EvanY

cc to the #SocialBC crew! : @trishalynn @arbutus @jrenken @dylanre @artbysarahsammis

Original post on socialbc.ca

Hey @vsb_copilot and @EvanY! I/We would love to know more about your efforts to stop the use of MS Co-Pilot in the Vancouver School Board!

Maybe us on #SocialBC and the #Fediverse can help spread the word and we’re honoured that you've chosen us to help be your big-social-free alternative! […]

Chris Alemany (@chris@socialbc.ca) Want to support a small instance for #givingTuesday?! We at #socialBC could use your help and generosity. Please boost this post. 💕 We are nearly one year in. Our expenses are $110-$150 a month. We have about 50 active users and efforts continue to spread the word. Donations can be sent via e-Transfer or PayPal to help@socialbc.org The team: @chris @arbutus @trishalynn @jrenken One time donations: https://paypal.me/SOSSBC Monthly Subscriptions: https://socialbc.ca/about Thank you. ❤️ 🙏

Please consider #socialBC on your #givingtuesday rounds. Any amount will help sustain us!

Thank you so much for all of your support in the past year!
https://socialbc.ca/@chris/115650919157021128

A screenshot of the PDF document shows a blue document title page with “The State of Postsecondary Education in Canada 2025” at the top and a collage of square and rectangular opaque images mostly in blue shades by some highlights in orange sepia and green.

1/n Yesterday on @chris I commented (https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/@chris/115612771113881465 about the #PostSecondary review announced by the #BCNDP.

Today, on #socialBC I want to do a summary thread on this 145 page “State of Post Secondary in Canada 2025” […]

[Original post on socialbc.ca]

Original post on mstdn.chrisalemany.ca

@mellifluousbox congrats on your new position and on your vision moving forward. It sounds like something I personally, and I as @chris@socialbc.ca at the tiny non profit #socialBC can really get behind. That gets me excited about the future of the social web.

Truly wishing you and the team the […]

It's my third #mastodonniversary today! Crazy!!

To celebrate I am getting ready to help host and chair the first #SocialBC and Society of Open Social Servers of BC Annual General Meeting tomorrow with @arbutus and @jrenken

it starts at 5PM! full info […]

[Original post on mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

A poster with the SocialBC Wooly Mammoth logo says: Society of Open Social Servers of BC SOCIAL BC Annual General Meeting Nov. 4 2025 at 5PM All SocialBC.ca Users Welcome!

One week to the #SocialBC and #SOSSBC AGM!
It is on Signal on Wednesday November 5 at 5PM.

Check the announcement on the webpage for more details or check your email if you're already a SocialBC user.

All SocialBC users are welcome to attend the meeting and […]

[Original post on socialbc.ca]

A new Announcement is up on #SocialBC!
Mark your Calendars, the Annual General Meeting is on November 5 at 5PM
(virtual on Signal)

All SocialBC users are welcome. If you've made at least a $20 donation, then you can vote during the meeting and (if you want) be […]

[Original post on socialbc.ca]

2/2 The Server Rules and Privacy Policy for #SocialBC have been updated. https://socialbc.ca/about to see them. The renewed Board will officially approve those after the AGM.

Big thanks to coSocial.ca, ottawa.place and other Canadian instances for providing […]

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A screenshot from the document with the change highlighted in a red transparent box. BYLAWS The bylaws of the society are those referred to as "Model Bylaws" in the Societies Act with the following variations, deletions and additions: Application for membership 2.1 A person may apply to the Board for membership in the Society by creating an account at SocialBC.ca and the person becomes a member on the Board's acceptance of the application. 2.1.1 Elected Officials and Officers of for-profit Corporations can only be non-voting members of the Society and cannot hold Board positions.

1/n #SocialBC update!
As per previous Agenda: We've modified our Bylaws and Constitution to ensure elected officials and officers of for-profit corporations are deemed “non-voting members" and are not eligible to be on the #SOSSBC Board.

We thought this was […]

[Original post on socialbc.ca]

A poster says “SocialBC.ca” on the top. There is a logo of the wooly mammoth from RBCM ‘walking’ over SocialBC in stylized font. There is a QR code under the logo followed by the words “Connecting BC to the World” and “and made in” at the bottom with a Canada flag beside.

Updated the Made in Canada SocialBC poster :)
#SocialBC #CommunityBuilding #poster #oldschool
Printable PDF here: drive.google.com/file/d/1de7drAJAkZodwsNW...

Calling all #SocialBC users!

You will have just received an email announcement to your registered email (hooray! the new feature works!). You can also see the announcement on our home page. Click the megaphone. 📢

We're having our first AGM of the Society of […]

[Original post on socialbc.ca]

A screenshot of the email banner when an announcement is created on the mastodon server.

Kudos to the Mastodon devs who implemented the email-users notification in the announcements. It's really well done. I especially like that you can send a preview/test message before sending them announcement to everyone's email!

An improvement would be for the […]

[Original post on socialbc.ca]